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Peace of Mind

Today’s Reading: Isaiah 26:3–9

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. —Isaiah 26:4

A contest was held in which artists were invited to paint a picture of perfect peace. The judges eventually narrowed the number of competitors to two. The first had created a scene of a quiet mountain lake. The second depicted a thundering waterfall with the branch of a birch tree bending over the foam. On the fork of that limb, wet with spray, a robin sat undisturbed on her nest. The first picture spoke of tranquility, but the second won the prize because it showed in dramatic detail that absolute calmness can be found in the midst of turbulent surroundings.

Yes, it is easy to remain unruffled when everything is quiet and serene. But to rest while the storm is raging—that is “perfect peace.” A. B. Simpson, commenting on Isaiah 26:3–4, remarked, “The Christian’s rest is not the result of passive inaction. Rather, it is an active reliance on the mighty and everlasting arms of God.”

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